Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-03-26
SHERMAN FLIES HIS EAGLE.

His Bid for tho Presidency-Cullom'
Views of the Inter.State Law
The Floods Of Water.
! SHERMAN ON THE STUMP.
Fuss, Feathers, Tany, sophistry and Phi
losophy.
NASHVILLE, March 23.-A very large au.
dience listened to speech tonight deliv-
cred by Senator Sherman on the invita-
ton of the Republican members of the leg
islature OF Tennessee. Sherman said he
accepted the invitation believing that q
fair presentation made to the people of
Tennessee without distinction OF party, of
the aims and principles Of our party, both
past and for the future, might induce them
to join with US in public policy that will
contribute to the interests of the people of
Tennessee and of tie whole country and
more and greater benefits and advan.
tages than can possibly be conferred upon
them by the Democratic party. I have
felt that the differences that grew out Of
the war now had held large
BODY OF HONEST AND PATRIOTIC
citizens of the South from cooperating with
the Republican party, who, in my judg-
ment, are now in sympathy with us; that
perhaps l might be able to dissipate these
prejudices by a frank statement of the
views which have actuated the Republican
party in the past, and thus bring US into
cooperation in measures tending to ad-
vance the common interests and prosper
ity of our country. At all events feel con-
fident that the people of Tennessee. who,
from it's very earliest settlement have been
distinguished for their courage and inde-
pendence. will give the stranger among
them fair hearing for honest opinions"
After dwelling upon the lessons of his DO
litical life he said Estate rights as distin-
quished from national authority have
been disturbing element in Ameri-
can politics. The people at large
both state and nation are convenient
agencies for the exercise of distinct and
separate powers for the common good to
distinct and separate rights and privileges
for which we owe allegiance and duty.
They are not hostile spheres, but like
planets moving in the grand harmony of
the universe, in friendly cooperation, but
it is the people, the whole people, and
nothing but the people that is the gov
erning and paramount power of our sys-
tenn. This, at least, is the theory I have
been taught, and if any OF you, reared in a
different school, have inherited jeal-
ousy and suspicion Of Federal au-
thority and of especial reverence for
that OF the State of Tennessee. you may
find this germ OF the controversy fought
out in the war. If understand the prin-
ciples of the Republican party, 1 would say
they are embraced in the trinity Of the
Union, the constitution and the country,
the preservation of the Union, the main
tenance of the full powers of the coustitu-
ton and the growth, prosperity apd gran
deur of our country in all it's parts as it is
now or is to be. Those ideas we inherit
from wiser statesmen in American history,
and now since they have been reafirmed
by war there is nothing to divide us as citi-
zens by sectional lines but prejudice and
passion"
The speaker then devoted himself to
other controversies which tinall led to the
war OF the rebellion, and to features
of the strife relating to Tennessee. When
the war was over" Sherman said, "the
people of the north heartily approved the
generous terms granted by Gen. Grant to
Gen. Lee and the Confederate troops, and
wished that the people OF the south should
be restored to all their rights and privi-
leges, subject only to such conditions as
honor and good faith seemed to demand
arising out OF the proclamation Of Presi-
dent Lincoln for the emancipation of
slaves. Both sides felt that the abolition
~ <hoI
war and it seemed to us as if the slaves
were to be free they must be armed with
the privileges of free men, and these we're
secured to them by constitutional amend
ments. Attempts to force these rights by
national authorities have thus far par
TALLY failed and now it is considered under
the limitations of the constitution the rights
of a citizen of a state can only be enforced
through state or national tribunals, and
when public opinion is intolerant and
jurors will not do their duty as citizens,
either white or black may be without rem
edy for the grossest wrong, except the |
right to migrate to where his rights will be
respected. Our institutions are based |
upon the idea that such denial of rights is |
and trust that the time is |
not far distant when the people OF every |
state will feel it to be just and expedient |
that every citizen of the state
SHALL BE PROTECTED.
in the full and equal enjoyment of the right |
and privilege conferred by the Constitution |
Of the United States. The Republican |
party is pledged to this policy and though |
it will use no unconstitutional means to |
secure the rights, it would be false to it's |
principles if it does not use all it's moral |
and legal power to that end and no wrong |
IAN be done to the hum blest citizen and no
right withheld without reacting upon the
at large.
was glad to hear in passing through |
several Southern States conservative citi-
zens say that public sentiment revolts at
the unlaw wful methods to defraud the free |
been adopted in several States and are still |
practiced in what is known as the black |
counties of the South. As long as such |
methods are resorted to there will be a |
keen sense of wrong and injustice to the |
injured parties. Those who practice such |
offenses will, in the end, suffer for it. Sec
tional feeling will continue to exist as long |
rs large masses of the people. whether poor
Or rich. white or black, are denied their |
rights to share in selfgovernment. But |
there is another ground upon which l re-
er to base my appeal to the South for
Justice and fair play to the African race.
Interstate Commission.
WASHINGTON, March 24.-The President
today signed the commissions OF the Inter
State Commerce Commissioners, but they
will be held at the White House and de-
ivered to the new appointees upon their
arrival. Information is received to-day
hat Judge Cooley cannot reach Washing
Jon until the close of next week. 1t is de-
,ided to make no effort to get the COM
nissioners together before that time, as
;he other members have private affairs to
Wind up. When the commission assemblies
is first action will be to organize and then
begin an official consideration
ind Interpretation, which shall be given to
he most important provisions Of the law.
Candidates for the position of secretary
ire numerous. Each commissioner seems
likely to have favorite for the position.
Another Suspect.
PARIS, March 24.-Herald, says an
'fficial in the French war Office, has been
dismissed on suspicion that he has been